Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Three For Ship by Crispus Knight

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Janos Marton

“My story is that of a Stockholm victim. The Pong lifestyle came naturally to me, and I mean the whole wonderful idea of it—the aesthetic principles of the game, its sacred rituals, and intense drinking requirements; the late night binges, missed … Continue reading →

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Electricity

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Janos Marton

Hurricane Sandy knocked out power in 240,000 lower Manhattan homes, including my 14th street abode.   I have been without electricity for two days, and will be without it for several more.   With that in mind, I invite readers … Continue reading →

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HCS (I, 4): Halloween

Posted on February 6, 2012 by g-mo

Near the end of October, Dingo announced at a community dinner meeting that we were going to go “reverse trick-or-treating.” The reality of the suggestion hit home. At this point in time, there was still no power in much of … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories, Part I, Chapter 2: 2113

Posted on January 19, 2012 by g-mo

“9/2/2005  9:13 a.m.  WE ARE sorry for the school, but the shelter was a blessing. We had to bring over 200 people here with no help from any Coast Guard Boats, people died and are still in there house, we … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Movement: Remembering Those Who Pressured Dr. King

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Janos Marton

Though the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s exalted position is deservedly celebrated, each year brings a more whitewashed remembrance of his radicalism.   Few mainstream tributes discuss his opposition to the Vietnam War, a position that the New York Times then … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have 1,000 Friends

Posted on January 14, 2012 by g-mo

For those of you that don’t know, I work in the social value arm of a top-50 business school. A lot of my programmatic push the last six months has been in the area of social media. A lot of … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories: Part I, Chapter 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by g-mo

Part I October 10, 2005 — January 8, 2006   “A solitude ten thousand fathoms deep Sustains the bed on which we lie, my dear: Although I love you, you will have to leap; Our dream of safety has to … Continue reading →

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The Corruption of Power: Lord of the Rings and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Janos Marton

Few groups of people have shaken the American status quo like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC- pronounced “Snick”).    These college-age activists, mostly black and mostly southern, launched the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides.   The sit-in movement involved thousands … Continue reading →

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Who Dat?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Janos Marton

“Who Dat?” (1937) Who dat up there / who’s dat down there Who dat up there / who dat well down there Who’s dat up there / sayin’ who’s dat down there When I see you up there / well … Continue reading →

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LBJ and Hurricane Betsy: 46 Years Later

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Janos Marton

I have always been an avid LBJ fan.  Aside from the Vietnam War, which I recognize is a huge ‘aside,’ he was probably the second greatest president of the 20th century after President FDR, the hero he fashioned his nickname … Continue reading →

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